One rises by itself, the other you raise with your own effort.
"Rise" is intransitive: something goes up on its own, without anyone moving it. "The sun rises" = the sun comes up. "Prices are rising" = prices are going up on their own. Past tense: "rose".
The sun rises at 6 a.m. in summer.
Prices have risen sharply this year.
The balloon rose slowly into the sky.
"Raise" is transitive: you lift or increase something. Always requires a direct object. "Raise your hand" = lift your hand. "Raise children" = bring up children. Past tense: "raised".
The company raised its prices last month.
Please raise your hand if you have a question.
They raised three children on their own.
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In American English, "raise a child" is the standard expression. In British English, "bring up a child" is preferred. This difference is interesting because it reflects two distinct metaphors: in American English, raising a child is "elevating" them (raise = to lift); in British English, it is "carrying them upward" (bring up = to take upward). Both metaphors are vertical but with different verbs. And in American English RAISE also applies to farm animals: "raise cattle," "raise chickens." The noun also differs: in American English, a RAISE is a salary increase (in British English: a PAY RISE).
Exercise 1 · Pick the right one
She _____ her hand to ask a question in class.
Exercise 2 · Pick the right one
The bread dough _____ slowly in the warm kitchen.
Exercise 3 · Form the word
'Lay' is transitive (to place something); 'lie' is intransitive (to recline, no direct object needed).
'A' is used before consonant sounds; 'an' is used before vowel sounds.
'A lot of' works for countable and uncountable; 'many' only for countable; 'much' only for uncountable.
'According to' cites an external source; 'based on' indicates the evidence behind a claim.
Bryan López
Founder of SpeakUP Academy